FILM 2196: SOPHIE'S CHOICE (1982)

TRIVIA: Meryl Streep not only learned a Polish accent but also learned how to speak German and Polish in order to have the proper accent of a Polish refugee. She reportedly learned the Polish from one of the assistants working on the film who happened to speak it.

Meryl Streep's performance as Sophie Zawistowska is ranked #3 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.

Meryl Streep begged director Alan J. Pakula for this role literally on her hands and knees. Marthe Keller and Barbra Streisand both tried to win the role also but Pakula ultimately chose Streep.

The quoted poem is "Ample make this Bed" by Emily Dickinson.

In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #91 Greatest Movie of All Time. It was the first inclusion of this film on the list.

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This is featured on the podcast Unspooled Episode #28